eWEEK Staff

This means an AI system could gradually become less helpful, more deceptive, or even actively harmful without anyone realizing it until it’s too late.

“It can be very emotional because your voice is such a big part of you, and no one wants it to sound like Stephen Hawking did.”

An $80 million Series A extension brings total Series A funding to more than $130 million and valuing the company at more than $1.3 billion.

Taiwan has pledged at least $250 billion in direct U.S. investments for semiconductor, energy, and AI production.

This approach allows developers to create applications through natural language conversations rather than traditional programming syntax.

Two co-founders, Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, are heading back to OpenAI, alongside Sam Schoenholz, another former OpenAI staffer who had joined the startup.

The company is positioning itself as a direct global competitor to established AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude.

The alliance with AI chip specialist Cerebras Systems will integrate 750 megawatts of ultra-low-latency computing power into OpenAI’s platform.

It looks like the AI company is doubling down on rapid product iteration through their internal incubator.

CEO Scott Stephenson revealed the company achieved cash-flow positive status last year and didn’t actually need the funding.

Former Trump administration insider and Goldman Sachs powerhouse is joining as president and vice chairman to spearhead a $600 billion infrastructure plan.

The cuts represent roughly 10% of the division’s workforce and signal Meta’s accelerating pivot away from its metaverse ambitions toward AI dominance.